but inspired by true emotion, I actually wrote an email to the White House tonight:
Dear Mr. President:
I was brought to tears by the national news this evening. I am fortunate enough to not to have been directly affected by 9/11/01. But we were all attacked. And yet I do not find the symbol of the crescent and the star fearful or offensive. We need your leadership to help people understand that opposing this mosque is exactly the wrong lesson to learn from 9/11. ABC News carried a montage of folks opposing the mosque simply because it is Muslim, and I did not recognize the country that was portrayed there. Please use your gifts to inspire people to stand up for our better selves.
Wishing you and your family the best,
Pat
jgingloucester says
Last time I checked the end of that pledge is:” …with liberty and justice for ALL” – not “some,” not “us,” not “just a few” but “all” — we all need to do more to live up to that ideal.
af says
we were attacked by al Qaeda, which happens to believe in a particularly rigid sect of Islam, not by the Muslim religion. Am I supposed to be anti Christian because of all the nuts, professing rigid Christian beliefs, who perpetrated violent acts? Misdeeds by some do not condemn the rest. Also, the proposed site for the facility is not at “Ground Zero”, it is a few blocks away.
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ms says
They have every right to build it, so let them build it.
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p>Political candidates ought to say that they have a right to build it, but not say anything else about it, just like Obama did.
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p>This whole brou-ha-ha is about Republicans “waving the bloody shirt,” saying how horrible the mosque will be, even though they have AN UNOPPOSABLE LEGAL RIGHT TO BUILD IT, NIMRODS!!!!!
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p>Using cultural symbolism for elections is disgusting and shows me that the candidate cannot be trusted.
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p>Also, are we going to vote for people based on personal “likes and dislikes” rather than policy? That’s ridiculous.
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p>And you know what I dislike? Sleazeballs who use this type of thing to get elected.